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enNew 2020 Version of Prius Prime Seats Five Passengershttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PluginCars/~3/RkvE9VtKKno/new-version-prius-prime-seats-five-passengers-133909.html
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<p class="introduction">For more than a year, the <a href="https://plugincars.com/toyota-prius-plugin-hybrid">Toyota Prius Prime</a> has been the second best-selling plug-in vehicle—surpassed only by the Tesla Model 3. Now the new 2020 version of Prime, due as early as June, will become even more accessible and attractive when its back row expands to accommodate a fifth passenger and adds two USB ports.</p>
<p>The new Prius Prime starts at $28,530. The enduring popularity of the plug-in Prius is due to its low entry price—combined with the availability of a $4,502 federal tax credit (and local incentives), the versatility of a hatchback, and the ability to drive the first 25 miles purely on electrons.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.plugincars.com/new-version-prius-prime-seats-five-passengers-133909.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PluginCars/~4/RkvE9VtKKno" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 16 May 2019 19:20:33 +0000Brad Berman133909 at https://www.plugincars.comhttps://www.plugincars.com/new-version-prius-prime-seats-five-passengers-133909.htmlVolkswagen Will Launch Its Electric “People’s Car” in Late 2019http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PluginCars/~3/KT9Aq6SZf2A/volkswagen-will-launch-its-electric-peoples-car-late-2019-133892.html
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<p class="introduction">News emerged this week that VW is getting closer to introducing an affordable, mainstream electric car—as it has promised for years. The company presented a few more details about its modular electric platform, giving credence to reports that a model that’s slightly larger and roomier than the Golf will go on sale in some global markets by the end of next year.</p>
<p>The platform is named MEB, which roughly translates to Modular Electric Drive Matrix. It is said to accommodate different battery pack sizes, starting with about 200 miles and growing to more than 300 miles. The platform will allow Volkswagen to produce EVs in multiple segments—from compacts and sedans to crossovers and wagons. The first one available to American buyers is likely to be a crossover sport utility, based on the I.D. Crozz. It debuted at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show, with a target launch date of 2020.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.plugincars.com/volkswagen-will-launch-its-electric-peoples-car-late-2019-133892.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PluginCars/~4/KT9Aq6SZf2A" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Wed, 26 Sep 2018 22:38:14 +0000Brad Berman133892 at https://www.plugincars.comhttps://www.plugincars.com/volkswagen-will-launch-its-electric-peoples-car-late-2019-133892.htmlAudi Unveils the E-Tron, Its First of 10 All-Electric Vehicleshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PluginCars/~3/oaTAChLrIWU/audi-unveils-e-tron-its-first-10-all-electric-vehicles-133891.html
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<p class="introduction">Audi unveiled the all-electric e-tron sports utility vehicle this week, the brand’s first pure EV. It’s been nearly a decade since the company’s exhilarating electric R8 sports car was introduced—and three years since the battery-powered e-tron Quattro concept was first shown. Those vehicles generated a lot of excitement among auto enthusiasts and EV fans alike. But the e-tron that was revealed in San Francisco this week was aimed at wider appeal.</p>
<p>“What we nailed down four years ago is that it would be a mid-size SUV,” Anthony Foulk, Audi senior product manager, told me. “We wanted it to be in the heart of the fastest-growing segment of the market.”</p>
<p>Foulk’s comment is the key to understanding the Audi e-tron electric SUV, which goes on sale in mid-2019. While it employs cool design flourishes inside and out—and a brisk 5.5-second pace from zero to 60 m.p.h.— Audi’s first EV is mostly about demonstrating how a battery-powered car can be your one and only car.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.plugincars.com/audi-unveils-e-tron-its-first-10-all-electric-vehicles-133891.html" target="_blank">read more</a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PluginCars/~4/oaTAChLrIWU" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Thu, 20 Sep 2018 17:49:10 +0000Brad Berman133891 at https://www.plugincars.comhttps://www.plugincars.com/audi-unveils-e-tron-its-first-10-all-electric-vehicles-133891.html